I am writing some points here by taking help from the book Where is Allah? written by Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Qadri sahib.
first of all, please note that there are many in our society who have no knowledge about the Almighty Allah. and it is seen that those people are saying very low level words or using wrong words about the Almighty Allah.
Here, i will give you an example, that normally people used to say that Allah oper hy, (Allah is above) or oper Allah neechy tum ( Allah is above and you are down).
so this question was asked to Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Qadri sahib, that,
how is to say : The One who provides is sitting above or 'The One who does justice is sitting above?
then the reply ; This is a statement of disbelief, because in this statement, a direction and a place have been affirmed for Allah Almighty. and Allama Amjad Ali A'zami, writes, to affirm a place for Allah Almighty is disbelief because He is free from place, Saying ; God is above and we are below, is a statement of disbelief.
and in other question; it is replied to teach your children to say, Allah.
and also teach them about this that there is no direction which is specified for Allah Almighty.
and do not teach children to point (in the way that was mentioned like above, down, up, right etc etc.
And we are neared to him than his jugular vein. Surah Qaaf, verse 16.
This is an expression of Allah's all encompassing knowledge i.e. ( it is as though Allah is saying). we know the state of a person more than he knows himself. Wareed is the vein in the neck through which blood flows and then goes on to reach every part of the body. In other words the meaning is that the various parts of a human being may be hidden from each other, but nothing is hidden from Allah Almighty.
Allah is watching from the sky?
it is impermissible as it is a statement of disbelief. It is stated on page 259, of vol 2, of Fatawa Aalamgiri, it is disbelief to say ' Allah is watching from the sky or from the Arsh (divine Throne). instead the one committing the sin of evil sightedness or any other sin should be made to realise that Allah Almighty is watching, just as it is sated in verse 14 of Surah al Alaq.
Did he not know that Allah is watching (him)?
Surah Al Alaq, verse 14.
Dear Islamic brother! if only this concept would remain truly embedded in our minds at all times that Allah Almight is watching us, if we genuinely achieve the pinnacle of this concept, then sins would never occur at all.
Imam Abdul Qasim Qushayri رحمتہ اللہ علیہ states, Sayyiduna Hasri رحمتہ اللہ علیہ would say,
One sitting is better than a thousand Hajj. This one sitting refers to gathering your full attention and imagining that you are present in the court of Allah Almighty ( i.e. that Allah Almighty is watching you.
Al Risala-tul- Qushayrryah, pp 321.
May Allah Almighty have mercy uopn him and forgive us for his sake.
ameen suma ameen.
if only we would develop the habit of protecting the gaze! without any doubt, the punishment for evil sightedness will be unbearable. Allamah Ibn Jauzi رحمتہ اللہ علیہ relates, Whoever did not protech his eyes from looking at non- Mahrams, on the Day of judgement, a Kohl-stick of fire will be passed through his eyes.
and Imam Ghazaliرحمتہ اللہ علیہ relates, Someone once asked Imam Junaid Baghdadi رحمتہ اللہ علیہ, Ya Sayyidi! i want to develop the habit of keeping my faze lowered, Give me some advice that will help me.
He said, Always remember that before my faze falls on some one else, a Watcher (i.e. Allah Almighty) is watching me.
may Allah Almighty have mercy upon him and forgive us for his sake.
ameen suma ameen.